Continua il lavoro del team del simulatore di Dave Kaemmer: dopo aver dato il via alla Stagione 2 2020 ecco che in quest'ultima settimana sono arrivati due update: la Patch 1 e l'Hotfix 1, il secondo rilasciato proprio oggi.
La Patch 1 oltre ad avere classici fix fisici e grafici per auto e circuiti presenta nuovi update per quanto riguarda la IA: adesso è infatti possibile correre contro l'Intelligenza Artificiale a Watkins Glen nella configurazione Boot, oltre ad aver ricevuto un "allenamento" per la configurazione Cup del Glen e al Circuito di Barcellona. Inoltre sono stati sistemati alcuni comportamenti relativi all'entrata e all'uscita dai pit e alla velocità da tenere nella stessa pit lane.
Anche il nuovo modello di danni è stato aggiornato: adesso le ruote e le sospensioni degli avversari rispondono correttamente ai vari bump della pista e non dovrebbero più mostrarsi rotte quando non lo sono. Inoltre le auto che dispongono del nuovo modello dovrebbero ignorare le parti di scocca e le stesse auto in pit lane evitando di causare collisioni.
L'Hotfix a differenza della patch principale si sofferma su piccoli fix grafici e fisici senza apportare grossi cambiamenti: è stato ridotto l'effetto delle scintille nelle gare in notturna, sono stati apportati alcuni fix grafici quando si usa la modalità broadcast, sulla LMP2 HPD ARX-01c è stato sistemato il setup di base e sulle 3 NASCAR Cup sono stati modificati gli effetti aerodinamici quando si sta nel traffico.
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QuoteThis Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2020 Season 2 Season Release.
CHANGE LOGS:
iRACING BETA INTERFACE (02.03.28):
Spotting
- All instances of the Spot button have been updated for function consistency.
AI Racing
- AI Opponent Rosters may now be sorted.
- The process for handling invalid AI Opponent Roster data has been improved.
- - Valid AI Opponent Rosters are now displayed even when invalid AI Opponent Rosters are also present.
- The process for copying AI Opponent Rosters has been improved.
- The toggle for disabling car decals and numbers is now available when setting up AI Races.
SIMULATION:
Dirt Racing
- Fixed an issue where drivers during Dirt events were not using the proper helmets or visor tear offs.
- - The Dirt Racing quartermaster has been demoted for this error.
AI Racing
- AI Racing has been unlocked on the following track configurations:
- - Watkins Glen International - Boot
- AI Drivers have completed training downloads on the following subjects:
- - Managing pit lane speeds.
- - Entering and exiting pit lane.
- - Shifting gears with the Audi RS 3 LMS.
- - Using the appropriate gear ratios for the Dallara F3 at superspeedways.
- AI Drivers have received additional training at the following track configurations:
- - Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
- - Watkins Glen International - Cup
- AI Vehicles now appropriately deposit and tear rubber from the track surface.
New Damage Model
- Visual scrape effects have been updated.
- Opponent cars' wheels should now better detect track bumps and curbing and appropriately make contact if a collision is detected.
- - This change also fixes an issue where opponent cars were snagging body work and/or breaking wheels on the curbing when they should not have been.
- Cars utilizing the New Damage Model should now correctly ignore car and car part collisions while they are in the pits.
- Fixed an issue that could result in car parts intersecting incorrectly.
Pace Car
- The default Pace Car is now the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car (991).
- - The Ruf RT 12R is no longer available for use as a Pace Car.
Rendering
- Fixed an issue where the environment mapping was upside down during night events when the shader level was set to "Ultra".
Dynamic Level of Detail System
- The default Dynamic Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been adjusted from "+/- max" to "-only".
- - This is because increasing LODs, when already over the target rate, may interfere with frame rate on VR and VSYNC devices if the target FPS is not adjusted properly by the user. This "-only" setting is much safer as a default value.
Bass Shaker
- The bass shaker will now only buzz when the pit speed limiter is actually limiting your engines rpm.
- The bass shaker will now use engine redline rather than shift rpm if the car is not equipped with a rev limiter for rev limiter effects.
- Internal cache size is now limited to prevent latency greater than 50 milliseconds.
Peripherals
- Support has been added for vibrating motors in XInput devices (XBox controllers).
- - You can disable this by either turning off all vibrations in the Simulator via the "vibrate pedals" checkbox in the Options Menu, or, to only disable vibrations for XInput devices, adjust the [Force Feedback] joyEnableVibrateXInputWithPedal=1 parameter in the "app.ini" file.
- Fixed an issue that caused Fanatec pedal vibrations to be delayed.
- Fixed an issue that caused Fanatec pedals to not vibrate if the shift indicator on the wheel was disabled.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a steering wheel's shift indicator to stop functioning.
- - After this change, you may still need to manually enable the wheel display in the Options tab.
Clubs
- A brand new Club, "Club Africa/South Africa" has been created.
- - All Members on the African continent have been moved to this Club and have been assigned to this Club in the members forums. These Members have been put in this new Club for the start of 2020 Season 2. All Members of this Club were previously in the International Club.
- - New artwork is available for use for this club in the paint shop.
CARS:
Audi R18
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
Audi R8 LMS GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been reduced by 2.5%.
Audi RS 3 LMS
- Fuel economy has been adjusted.
- Brakelight bloom has been adjusted.
BMW M8 GTE
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.
BMW Z4 GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
Chevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype
- Aggression of the traction control has been adjusted.
- Drive-train spring/damper has been adjusted.
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
- Rear ride heights are now limited.
- Season setups have been added.
Dallara IR18
- Season setups have been updated.
Ferrari 488 GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been increased by 6.0%.
Ferrari 488 GTE
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.
Ford GT - 2017
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.
Ford GT GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
HPD ARX-01c
- Aggression of the traction control has been adjusted.
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
Lotus 79
- Tire compound has been adjusted.
- Season setups have been updated.
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Baseline setup has been updated.
Mercedes-AMG GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado
- Ty Majeski's paint scheme is now available as a fixed paint scheme!
- - This paint scheme is now available as Paint Pattern #2; the original Paint Pattern #2 has been moved to Paint Pattern #25.
NASCAR K&N Pro Chevrolet Impala
- Removed an orphaned Peak logo from the specular map of the windows texture.
NASCAR Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado - 2013
- Season setups have been updated.
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
- Tire compound has been adjusted.
- - Tires should heat up faster and reach peak operating conditions faster.
- For pit stops, tires may now be changed while refueling, rather than waiting until after refueling is finished.
- For the New Damage Model, greatly increased the lateral strength of wheel mounts to avoid collapsing wheels when sliding sideways, especially over grass.
- For the New Damage Model, side mirrors and wheel mounts durability has been increased.
- Fixed several dashboard issues, including:
- - A malfunctioning lap counter.
- - The low fuel lamp now illuminate at 7L or less.
- - The ABS lamp now illuminates correctly when active.
- - The Traction Control lamp now illuminates correctly when active.
- - Fixed an issue with the oil pressure label.
- Level of Detail settings for brakelights have been adjusted slightly.
- Engine sound levels for cameras located inside the car have been improved.
- Garage tooltips have been updated.
Porsche 911 RSR
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been increased by 2.25%.
Porsche 919 Hybrid
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
Ruf RT 12R
- (Track) - Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- (Track) - Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
Street Stock
- Season setups have been updated.
[Archive] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
- Rear ride height limits have been reduced.
TRACKS:
Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Loading screen image has been updated.
Auto Club Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Charlotte Motor Speedway
- (Roval and Roval - 2018) - Fixed an issue where the curbs at this track could launch cars that were using the New Damage Model into the air.
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Chicagoland Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Darlington Raceway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Daytona International Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Dover International Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
ISM Raceway
- (Oval w/open Dogleg) - Flagman is no longer petrified.
Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
- Gain/time checkpoints have been adjusted for the entry of the final turn.
Martinsville Speedway
- Loading screen image has been updated.
Richmond Raceway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.
Texas Motor Speedway
- Patched a hole in the safer barrier along the inside backstretch.
Virginia International Raceway
- Removed a rogue wall section.
QuoteThis Hotfix includes fixes and adjustments for the 2020 Season 2 Patch 1 Release.
SIMULATOR:
Rendering
- Reduced sparkling effects from lights at night.
Broadcast Mode
- Fixed an issue where headlights could have a ghostly bloom appearance in broadcast mode.
- Fixed an issue with shadows at night while in broadcast mode.
- Fixed an issue where low resolution particles and post processing effects were freeing and recreating render targets every frame, when split screen broadcast mode is enabled. This may have been impacting performance speed.
CARS:
HPD ARX-01c
- Baseline setup has been updated.
NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.
NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
- Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.
NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
- Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.
TRACKS:
Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
- Improved normal (bump) map for gravel area edges.
